2026 NFL QB Rankings: A vacuum projection of all 32 starters

Dan Wilkins ranks every projected 2026 starting QB in a vacuum, using 2025 analytics (EPA/DB, CPOE, Y/A, QBR) to forecast future performance rather than last year’s results. The piece places Allen, Jackson, and Burrow at the top, explains why Mahomes slides lower than expected, and walks through upside and risk for the rest of the field (Maye, Stroud, Purdy, Lawrence, Hurts, Williams, etc.), treating it as a GM-style exercise in stacking the quarterbacks rather than evaluating them strictly by past performance.